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We are now part of the Face(book)less people

Copyright theft and Facebook's puzzling response

By Anton van Zyl • 21 January 2026
We are now part of the Face(book)less people

After reporting content theft, the Zoutpansberger's Facebook page mysteriously vanished, leaving them in a frustrating, faceless battle with Facebook's support. Despite their legitimate complaint, the thieves remain active while the newspaper struggles to restore its online presence.

Many of our loyal readers would have noticed that the Zoutpansberger’s Facebook page has disappeared. Since last Friday night (16 January), no trace of the local publisher can be found. It is as if the page never existed.

To respond to some of the conspiracy theories: no, we did not say something bad about the American president. We did not tell him to leave the Greenlanders alone. We did not publish outrageous claims about the world order, and we did not use Grog’s abilities t...

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